Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | The Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have indentical voting rights in accordance with the cooperative's bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | All Board Members are elected by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Members must approve all changes to the bylaws, as well as the sale of a substantial amount of assets. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Form 990 is reviewed by the Financial and Adminstrative Manager and General Manager. It is then reviewed by the Board at the next Board Meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | No known conflicts of interest have been discovered. If there had been conflicts, the organization would have an appropriate review, and action would be taken if necessary. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Board, in executive session, determiens all non-union management personnel's compensaton. The board then records the decision in the minutes and later approves the minutes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Bylaws are offered to all new members. All other documents are available at any time upon request or can be found on the cooperative's website. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Changes in Membership = $180 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Current Year Margins Assigned to Members = $1773726 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Other Changes = $312847 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirement of Capital Credits = -$1066812 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 | The instructions to the 2019 Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501 (c) (12) should report 'patronage dividends paid' to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. The Cooperative has interpreted the words 'patronage dividends paid' in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. The Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019. |
| Software ID: | 19009923 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |